The massive container ship that has been stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly a week was finally free Monday, an official said. The bow of the Ever Given container vessel had been fully dislodged Monday afternoon, a Suez Canal…
The family of Funke Olujide, a mentally-ill woman, has raised the alarm over the planned handover of her child to another family in Lagos. Funke’s mother, Foluke, who spoke to PUNCH Metro amidst tears, said the Ondo State orphanage wanted…
Stephanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a qualifying match for a men’s World Cup when she took charge of Saturday’s clash between the Netherlands and Latvia in Amsterdam. France’s Frappart, 37, has been a trailblazer for women officials…
Senator Rochas Okorocha was involved in another round of drama this weekend. Okorocha, who landed in a police station after an altercation with an aide of Governor Hope Uzodinma, last month, was involved in a scuffle with a monarch this…
Facebook has removed the Instagram accounts with which Welsh internationals Rabbi Matondo and Ben Cabango were racially abused following the 1-0 win over Mexico on Saturday. Facebook owns Instagram and acted a few hours after Matondo had slammed the social…
The African Union (AU) and Johnson & Johnson have signed a historic COVID-19 vaccine procurement agreement for 400 million doses of the single-shot vaccine. According to a statement on Monday, the vaccine procurement agreement signed on Sunday, is expected to…
Joe Cole has revealed that he regrets opting to join Liverpool on a free transfer when his contract with Chelsea expired and would have taken ‘any money’ to stay at Stamford Bridge. After winning three Premier League titles, two FA…
Cristiano Ronaldo says he will ‘never change’ after storming off the pitch before the full-time whistle had been blown after seeing what appeared to be a legitimate goal ruled out in Portugal’s 2-2 draw with Serbia. The visitors went two…
The federal government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee, to review and propose measures targeted at activating the dormant $1 billion Kaztec Engineering Limited Yard in Lagos. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Magnus Abbe, who led members, drawn from…
President Muhammadu Buhari joins the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and its teeming members in congratulating Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his 69th birthday, March 29, 2021, sharing the joyous occasion with the former two-term Governor of Lagos State, whose…
